Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 323 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Day_of_a_Condemned_Man https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Dernier_Jour_d%27un_condamn%C3%A9 Produced by Laurent Le Guillou. Image files courtesy of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France gallica.bnf.fr "Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamné" by Victor Hugo is a novel written in the early 19th century that delves into the themes surrounding capital punishment. The narrative centers on an unnamed protagonist who is facing execution, allowing readers to immerse themselves in his intense emotional turmoil and mental struggles as he confronts his fate. The opening of the novel introduces us to the protagonist's despair as he grapples with the grim reality of being condemned to death. He reflects on the stark contrast between his former life, filled with dreams and aspirations, and his current state of despair and hopelessness. As he recounts his time in prison and the lead-up to his trial, the atmosphere becomes increasingly oppressive, and the reader feels his deep sense of isolation and dread. The protagonist’s internal monologue reveals his fear, resignation, and an overwhelming awareness of the finality of death, making it a powerful reflection on the human condition and the moral implications of the death penalty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr France -- Fiction Prisoners -- France -- Fiction Capital punishment -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 265773 2025-07-03T09:09:17.629901 text/html 265594 2025-01-10T00:49:15.493041 text/html 169763 2025-07-03T09:09:23.414842 application/epub+zip 171845 2025-07-03T09:09:19.446874 application/epub+zip 171845 2025-07-03T09:09:18.310938 application/epub+zip 378203 2025-07-03T09:09:26.635862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344777 2025-07-03T09:09:22.679893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303453 2022-09-03T13:46:10.454905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230268 2025-07-03T09:09:17.298904 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224097 2015-01-03T05:23:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18532 2025-07-03T09:09:26.761832 application/rdf+xml 16815 2025-07-03T09:09:18.802888 image/jpeg 4202 2025-07-03T09:09:18.555875 image/jpeg 87477 2015-01-03T05:24:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 165300 2025-07-03T09:09:17.651890 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia